Oregon Center for Public Policy: Renew and Expand the Oregon Earned Income Tax Credit

The EITC is one of the most effective ways to address rising costs for hard-working families in Oregon. The state EITC helps more than 200,000 working families make ends meet all across Oregon, delivering up to about $900 per family. The federal EITC lifts about 68,000 Oregonians, including 34,000 children, out of poverty. The Oregon EITC, which is currently an additional 9 percent on top of the federal EITC, or 12 percent if you have a child under 3, lifts even more families and children out of poverty.

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